When the Wrapping Paper Lines Up
One of those “aha” awesome moments of the Christmas season
Sometimes the awesome moments during the holidays are small achievements. Do you ever catch yourself in a moment of joy, or upset and realize what is causing your emotion is actually quite trivial in nature? In the ramp-up to Christmas, one of those trivial moments could be that moment when the wrapping paper lines up, or doesn’t. Even in these COVID times, something as simple as the tape not getting stuck or the wrapping paper lining up can bring a pulse of #joy into our day.
You’ve selected the most amazing pattern to wrap your gifts. Upon wrapping you realize that the pattern won’t line up. Well, with a little bit of manoeuvring it will likely line up, but it adds a little planning and strategy to the simple task of wrapping.
When the wrapping paper lines up, you have a moment of joy. There is a sense of accomplishment. You might even lay a high five or bump to one of your family members nearby.
As Neil Pasricha points out in his “The Book of (Holiday) Awesome”, wrapping is serious. However, let’s not get caught up in these trivial moments of highs and lows of the season. Let us seek out our joy in not only when the wrapping paper lines up but some of those other moments of joy the holidays season brings:
- When the lights all turn on when you plug them in the first time.
- You and neighbours have decided to decorate a tree on your favourite path or park.
- The beer in the fridge is still fresh.
- Every seasonal apparatus working on batteries is still working from last year.
- That rotating ornament still revolves on the tree.
- Your outdoor ornaments survived the summer shed storage.
- Although a smaller dinner plan this year, you have all selected your favourite dishes for Christmas dinner.
- The online learning has come to an end for your kids — whatever age and stage they are at.
- You remembered to put gas in the snowblower when you got dumped on Christmas morning.
- Your Christmas paper napkins are in good supply.
- You will be less concerned about wifi surviving the visitors because you’ll be a smaller group this year.
- Your PVR has enough space to accommodate taping a lot more holiday specials this year.
- Your favourite restaurant has that seasonal special featured on their menu for take-out.
- You have enough kindling prepared for the increase in fires during the holidays.
- Your BBQ propane tank is full, and a spare on hand.
- Your hot water tank is in good working order for those extra long soaks in the tub.
- You’ve replaced your back step broom for sweeping off the morning dusting of snow.
- You’ve sent a few extra little surprises in the mail to family members that will be able to join you this year.
May your holidays be happy and bright And may all of your Christmas’s be white.
